Converting existing telephone wires to Ethernet cable

[vNa5h]

Is there any way we can convert normal cat 3 four wires telephone cable to Ethernet cable...

I need my existing secondary concealed telephone wiring as a LAN cable

AFA I researched 4 wire can support upto 2 mbps only..

Also couldn't find any rj11 to 45 converter..
So crimping needs to be done I guess

Has anybody tried this..
Or any inputs regarding the feasibility

 

[uberjon]

Not possible.
Cat 3 = 2 pair
Ethernet cable (Cat5/5e/6) = 4 pair.

 

[bhojv74]

Not possible.
Cat 3 = 2 pair
Ethernet cable (Cat5/5e/6) = 4 pair.

Incorrect !
Cat3 = 4 pairs = 8 wires

Is there any way we can convert normal cat 3 four wires telephone cable to Ethernet cable...

I need my existing secondary concealed telephone wiring as a LAN cable

AFA I researched 4 wire can support upto 2 mbps only..

Also couldn't find any rj11 to 45 converter..
So crimping needs to be done I guess

Has anybody tried this..
Or any inputs regarding the feasibility

Cat3 = 4 pairs = 1st gen ethernet cable that supports 10mbps till 100 mtrs.
technically, upto 100 mpbs ethernet uses 2 pairs out of 4. But if you have a category 3 written on the cable then it is 4 pairs only, maybe the guy who crimped it just terminated 2 pairs for phone application and discarded 2. You just need to change the RJ11 connector to RJ45 on both sides.

 

[vNa5h]

Incorrect !
Cat3 = 4 pairs = 8 wires



Cat3 = 4 pairs = 1st gen ethernet cable that supports 10mbps till 100 mtrs.
technically, upto 100 mpbs ethernet uses 2 pairs out of 4. But if you have a category 3 written on the cable then it is 4 pairs only, maybe the guy who crimped it just terminated 2 pairs for phone application and discarded 2. You just need to change the RJ11 connector to RJ45 on both sides.

It has four wires.. Two pairs.. Doesnt seem like a twisted pair.. The wires are separate..

But won't it need crimping

 

[uberjon]

Incorrect !
Cat3 = 4 pairs = 8 wires.

Telephone cables used in Indian homes are usually 2 pair.

 

[amish]

LAN connection needs total 4 wires.

One for read and one for write for each end.

So for two ends - total 4 wires.

All you have to make sure is that proper crimping is done with proper color. But may not be easy

 

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[amish]

See this image, when you crimp, let unused areas have NO wire.

Rest of areas use same colors at both end.

Its not necessary that you need exact same colors as in image below.

Colors are standardized just to make sure there is no confusion in future.

 

[uberjon]

You can try, but keep in mind that the signal/bandwidth will have a massive drop from room to room using this '4 wire' cable. Ethernet cables have more twists to improve signal/bandwidth.
If it works, then nothing like it. If it does not work, then wifi is an option.

 

[bhojv74]

Telephone cables used in Indian homes are usually 2 pair.

He mentioned cat3, if it has 4 wires it is not cat3.

 

[vNa5h]

He mentioned cat3, if it has 4 wires it is not cat3.

OK my bad .. That's the reason a explicitly mentioned four wires..